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Taken at the Flood (Dramatised)
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- Mahalo
- 05-31-19
Once again Agatha Christie’s story is superb.
One of her best tales from Hercules Poirot. John Moffat was the greatest Poirot. His voice gives vision to the story. Very good accent. BBC version of Christie’s story are very well done. Sticks to the spirit of her novels. So many times productions are so changed from the original that you can’t see what the real story is about.
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- 01-18-15
If You Love Your Hercule Poirot You Will Love This
Just like listening to the TV version of Hercule Poirot only this is the radio version with the great John Moffat as Hercule of which John is perfect in the role.
A full professional cast of great actors who pull of this production with aplomb. I like these audio productions so much, I have bought the lot and enjoy having them all in my collection to listen to over & over when ever I like.
If you like Poirot you will love these first class productions. I doubt that we will see the likes of these ever again. Well worth buying.
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- Gwenny Ross
- 12-14-21
I love , all things Agatha Christie!
I normally love Listening and the BBC, full cast audio.
However, on looking for something new, I came across this story, as brilliant as the other versions of a Poirot mystery, a version with a twist, in a way that I have not heard before.
This was also a move for me as this would read by a single narrator, the very talented, John Moffat. His , voice, a fourth, very calming but he was able to use his voice with ease, into the different roles of, each character .
After a few chapters of tuning in, I thoroughly enjoyed, John Moffat, narrating , all the different roles.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-05-18
Agatha Christie at her finest!
This was incredible! Am absolutely loving listening to these dramatisations and John Moffett is brilliant as Poirot! I had read this but had forgotten how clever this story was! loved it! Story of intrigue, money, murder and blackmail. What more could you ask for!!
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- Flint
- 09-07-17
An easy listen
I enjoyed this dramatisation, it made perfect easy listening. It was well performed and pleasing to listen to, but rather like and abridged book it wasn't quite as satisfying as the full unabridged book.
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- Melissa Wells
- 06-08-15
not the best story
I enjoy Agatha Christie. this is not my favorite story. but it is brilliantly acted and produced. great for fans👒😁 enjoy
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the dead body of her husband. It looked like a straightforward case of murder. Or was it? As the ghosts of an old wrong begin to emerge from the past, the case begins to look anything but straightforward... First staged at the Duchess Theatre in London in 1958, this play ran for 604 performances and is as gripping and ingenious as you would expect from the Queen of Crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVED It!
- By A. Ellison on 09-21-20
By: Agatha Christie
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple. Recuperating from a flying accident, Jerry Burton needs to take a break somewhere peaceful. He and his sister rent a house in the little village of Lymstock, where they know no-one and hope to be able to relax. Their quiet life is shattered, however, by the arrival of an obscene anonymous letter accusing them of impropriety. Jerry refuses to take it seriously and throws it on the fire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who is the poison pen?
- By DJDecca on 05-17-14
By: Agatha Christie
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Towards Zero (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Philip Fox, Hugh Bonneville, Marcia Warren
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Lady Tresselian invites several guests to stay at her seaside house at Gull’s Point. Against her better judgment she has allowed her late husband’s ward, handsome tennis ace Neville Strange, and his wife Kay to come at the same time as Neville’s ex-wife Audrey. Other guests include Mary, Lady Tresselian’s companion; Ted, Kay’s ever-present friend; Thomas, a family friend who has just returned from spending the war in Africa and Lady Tresselian’s old friend Lord Justice Treves.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Irritating
- By Meep on 09-30-15
By: Agatha Christie
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Nicola McAuliffe, Philip Jackson, Simon Williams, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
This is the very first Poirot/Hastings story. Set in 1916, we meet Captain Hastings as he is invalided out of the Great War and goes to convalesce at Styles Court, the family home of his great friend, John Cavendish. By an extraordinary coincidence, billeted in the village is a brilliant little retired detective with an egg-shaped head, who made a considerable impression on the Captain when he was in Belgium. Styles is not a happy household and in the blistering summer heat, tensions mount.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most Entertaining!
- By ButterflyRose on 10-23-14
By: Agatha Christie
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The Sittaford Mystery (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: John Moffatt, Stephen Tompkinson
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 147
A blizzard has hit England. In the tiny village of Sittaford, on the fringes of Dartmoor, a party of six is gathered in Sittaford House, home of Captain Trevelyan. He has rented the house out for the winter and is staying in a nearby village. As evening draws in, a seance is proposed. But it reveals more than they had anticipated - TREVELYAN DEAD, spells out the board. Slowly the table begins to rock again, spelling out the word M-U-R-D-E-R. Is it true? And who would kill a man who doesn’t have an enemy in the world?
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5 out of 5 stars
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These BBC Efforts Never Disappoint!
- By Cheryl Waters on 06-09-11
By: Agatha Christie
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The Body in the Library (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as the sharp-witted spinster sleuth. Dolly Bantry, mistress of Gossington Hall, is enjoying a pleasant doze when suddenly her dreams take a strange turn. The housemaid Mary is telling her that there is a body in the library.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and Fun
- By T. Perkins on 01-11-15
By: Agatha Christie
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The Unexpected Guest (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the dead body of her husband. It looked like a straightforward case of murder. Or was it? As the ghosts of an old wrong begin to emerge from the past, the case begins to look anything but straightforward... First staged at the Duchess Theatre in London in 1958, this play ran for 604 performances and is as gripping and ingenious as you would expect from the Queen of Crime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVED It!
- By A. Ellison on 09-21-20
By: Agatha Christie
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The Moving Finger (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple. Recuperating from a flying accident, Jerry Burton needs to take a break somewhere peaceful. He and his sister rent a house in the little village of Lymstock, where they know no-one and hope to be able to relax. Their quiet life is shattered, however, by the arrival of an obscene anonymous letter accusing them of impropriety. Jerry refuses to take it seriously and throws it on the fire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who is the poison pen?
- By DJDecca on 05-17-14
By: Agatha Christie
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Towards Zero (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Philip Fox, Hugh Bonneville, Marcia Warren
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Lady Tresselian invites several guests to stay at her seaside house at Gull’s Point. Against her better judgment she has allowed her late husband’s ward, handsome tennis ace Neville Strange, and his wife Kay to come at the same time as Neville’s ex-wife Audrey. Other guests include Mary, Lady Tresselian’s companion; Ted, Kay’s ever-present friend; Thomas, a family friend who has just returned from spending the war in Africa and Lady Tresselian’s old friend Lord Justice Treves.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Irritating
- By Meep on 09-30-15
By: Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie: Twelve Radio Mysteries
- Twelve BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander, full cast, Julia McKenzie, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 251
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 251
Twelve BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of short stories by the Queen of Crime. First broadcast in the early 2000s, the stories were adapted and brought up-to-date for a contemporary audience. The stories are 'Philomel Cottage'; 'Swan Song'; 'Magnolia Blossom'; 'Witness for the Prosecution'; 'The Gates of Baghdad'; 'The Hounds of Death'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'The Case of the Perfect Carer'; 'The £199 Adventure'; 'The Gypsy'; and 'The Last Seance'. Duration: 6 hours approx.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Campy
- By Carol on 09-10-16
By: Agatha Christie
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Miss Marple's Final Cases
- Three new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 466
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 384
June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. Specially broadcast to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, these brand new dramas are based on three of her best short stories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- By Robert Iris on 02-18-16
By: Agatha Christie
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A Pocket Full of Rye (Dramatized)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple, the deceptively mild spinster sleuth. Wealthy businessman Rex Fortescue is found dead with rye grain in his pocket. His death is followed in quick succession by a woman dying while eating bread and honey, and a maid in her garden. Inspector Neele, in charge of investigating the spate of murders, consults with Miss Marple, who has an interesting and surprising theory to offer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Done
- By That Sly Fox on 02-09-18
By: Agatha Christie
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The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Later Years
- Eight BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Ian Holm, and others
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Enthralling radio dramatisations of eight of Charles Dickens' much-loved novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this second digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes eight of his classic novels. This collection includes the epic masterpiece David Copperfield, described by Dickens as his 'favourite child'; suspenseful mystery Bleak House; Dickens' most openly political novel, Hard Times; and Little Dorrit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Christine on 11-24-18
By: Charles Dickens
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Murder at the Vicarage (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 180
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple, the sharp-witted spinster sleuth. In the sleepy little English country village of St Mary Mead, all is not as it seems. Under a seemingly peaceful exterior lurks intrigue, guilt, deception - and murder. Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing landowner, is the most detested man in the village. Everyone, even the vicar, wishes he were dead. And very soon he is - shot in the head in the vicar's own study.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love These Dramatisations
- By Dylan on 02-07-17
By: Agatha Christie
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At Bertram's Hotel (Dramatised)
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: June Whitfield
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 158
Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s deceptively mild spinster sleuth, is being treated to a few days’ holiday by her niece, staying at Bertram’s Hotel, a dignified, unostentatious establishment tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair. Here is a place where sedate upper class ladies, retired military gentlemen and the higher echelons of the clergy can indulge in the comforts of a bygone age. But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the polished veneer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent 🌻🌻🌻
- By Linda Peacock on 02-26-20
By: Agatha Christie
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The Ngaio Marsh BBC Radio Collection
- Four Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Ngaio Marsh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde, Stephen Thorne, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story5 out of 5 stars 57
A collection of the BBC’s dramatisations of Ngaio Marsh’s most famous sleuth: Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Includes 'A Man Lay Dead', 'A Surfeit of Lampreys', 'Opening Night' and 'When in Rome'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love these radio plays
- By LAURA S. HERTZOG on 10-30-21
By: Ngaio Marsh
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Grey Mask
- Miss Silver, Book 1
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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